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Christmas
[[File:8452 - Milano - S. Marco - Londonio - Presepe (ca 1750) - Foto G. Dall'Orto - 14-Apr-2007.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' from a Crib made of painted board by Francesco Landonio, 1750, Italy]]

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[[File:Reyes Magos en centro comercial.jpg|thumb|250px|In Spain it is the Three Wise Men who bring gifts to children.]]
In English speaking countries, where presents are usually given on Christmas Day, not December 6th, Santa Claus, (or Father Christmas) is usually thought of as coming on 
the night of Christmas NightEve, when his magic sleigh is pulled across the sky by reindeer, and he comes into houses through the chimney (or the front door). While in Europe, children put out their shoes for St. Nicholas, the English tradition is to hang up stockings (or long socks) in front of the fireplace. Santa Claus would traditionally fill the socks or shoes with nuts, raisins, chocolates and an orange. Nowadays children usually get much more expensive presents, and hang up pillow cases orhave their stockings filled with candy and/or small toys, and have the presents in a big pile under the Christmas tree.

Another Christmas tradition is the sending of Christmas cards to friends and relatives. These contain warm greetings and may also have a letter telling all the things that have happened to the person or family during the year.

== Related pages ==
* [[Christianity]] 
* [[Advent]] 
* [[Epiphany (holiday)]] 
* [[Carnival]]
* [[Easter]] 
* [[Pentecost]] 
* [[Holiday]]

== Other websites ==
{{wiktionary|Christmas}}
{{wikiquote}}
{{Commons|Christmas}}
* {{dmoz|Society/Holidays/Christmas/|Christmas}}
* {{en icon}} {{fr icon}} & ([[Occitan language|Occitan]]) [http://mtcn.free.fr/mtcn-traditional-music-midi-christmas-carol.php Traditional Christmas carols from County of Nice, France]
* [http://mytrendexpert.com/2016/10/07/hottest-2016-christmas-toys/ Christmas & Ideas For Your Children]{{U.S. Holidays}}


[[Category:Christmas]]